Volume 14 Issue 6 June MT

This month, we have the honor of featuring an interview with United States Senator Steve Daines. He tells us about the importance of irrigation to the production of Montana’s…

Volume 14 Issue 5 May MT

Many in Montana will remember the 2020 Jorge Ramírez Contreras, who handles marketing, strategy, catastrophic failure of drop 5 on the Milk River and communication for…

Volume 14 Issue 4 April MT

In this month’s cover story, our Montana Contributing Editor Mike Murphy interviews one of the top water leaders in Montana’s legislature: Senator Mike Lang, who among other …

Volume 14 Issue 3 March MT

With 13 dams and reservoirs that provide irrigation for 353,000 acres of productive agricultural land, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Montana Area Office has plenty on its plate,

Volume 14 Issue 2 February MT

If anyone knows their way around Montana water, it’s Mike Murphy, the longtime executive director of the Montana Water Resources Association (MWRA)…

Volume 14 Issue 1 January MT

First in time, first in right should be a simple rule to follow. But as Montana Water Court Judge Russ McElyea tells us, adjudicating water rights is…

Volume 13 Issue 10 Nov/Dec MT

With levels in Lakes Powell and Mead continuing to sink, the Colorado basin drought is still top of mind for everyone in the American West.

Volume 13 Issue 9 October

Irrigation districts own and operate major infrastructure and powerful machines, but their greatest assets are their employees. That being the case, it is just as important for

Volume 13 Issue 8 September

  The Equipment Issue By Kris Polly To build and maintain large networks of canals, laterals, and pipelines spanning many miles of territory, irrigation districts rely on fleets of vehicles and heavy equipment, which they must successfully and cost-effectively acquire, maintain, keep track of, and retire. This month, we focus on those assets.  First, we […]

Volume 13 Issue 7 July/August

  Finding New Revenue Sources and Planning Finances By Kris Polly In this month’s cover feature, Greenfields Irrigation District Manager Erling Juel tells us about his organization’s plan to build several hydropower plants and to put the revenue gained toward funding repairs, modernization, and water conservation.  We also speak with Congressman Dan Newhouse of Washington […]